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Population in Bangladesh compared to Suriname: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 648,096 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 276.1 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.97% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 648K (23.4% growth).

Bangladesh vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Suriname
2100 210,401,264 713,301
2099 211,451,904 715,718
2098 212,482,204 718,073
2097 213,486,272 720,500
2096 214,465,968 722,800
2095 215,426,907 725,224
2094 216,370,356 727,514
2093 217,275,808 729,945
2092 218,153,712 732,310
2091 218,982,674 734,611
2090 219,784,878 736,676
2089 220,540,401 738,887
2088 221,259,520 741,028
2087 221,938,165 742,858
2086 222,588,012 744,619
2085 223,185,997 746,328
2084 223,744,949 747,772
2083 224,275,716 749,164
2082 224,766,094 750,355
2081 225,240,154 751,527
2080 225,667,518 752,571
2079 226,061,595 753,310
2078 226,391,523 753,974
2077 226,699,126 754,582
2076 226,957,140 755,015
2075 227,161,614 755,554
2074 227,317,797 755,740
2073 227,438,605 756,042
2072 227,505,726 756,125
2071 227,524,423 756,124
2070 227,497,506 755,985
2069 227,428,570 755,900
2068 227,305,014 755,625
2067 227,121,107 755,174
2066 226,880,763 754,830
2065 226,584,072 754,137
2064 226,238,210 753,311
2063 225,824,534 752,771
2062 225,352,036 751,992
2061 224,813,409 751,308
2060 224,219,163 750,325
2059 223,571,928 749,420
2058 222,858,175 748,612
2057 222,085,438 747,183
2056 221,276,251 745,967
2055 220,407,778 744,434
2054 219,514,298 742,836
2053 218,569,959 741,364
2052 217,587,835 739,688
2051 216,556,487 738,024
2050 215,492,158 736,078
2049 214,402,257 734,256
2048 213,277,451 732,085
2047 212,116,827 729,623
2046 210,921,144 727,242
2045 209,698,915 724,469
2044 208,449,015 721,556
2043 207,172,388 718,596
2042 205,861,265 715,335
2041 204,515,400 712,005
2040 203,145,429 708,379
2039 201,737,174 704,797
2038 200,264,237 701,029
2037 198,741,429 697,364
2036 197,150,036 693,268
2035 195,501,296 689,014
2034 193,791,174 684,675
2033 191,991,968 680,289
2032 190,143,732 675,648
2031 188,210,205 670,943
2030 186,214,224 666,067
2029 184,170,034 661,186
2028 182,089,419 656,001
2027 179,975,298 650,709
2026 177,839,282 645,337
2025 175,686,899 639,850
2024 173,562,364 634,431
2023 171,466,990 628,886
2022 169,384,897 623,164
2021 167,658,854 617,896
2020 166,298,024 612,317
2019 164,913,055 605,768
2018 163,523,103 599,513
2017 162,186,147 593,713
2016 160,811,932 587,757
2015 159,383,179 581,627
2014 157,964,929 575,373
2013 156,532,141 569,020
2012 155,070,101 562,633
2011 153,591,076 556,269
2010 152,201,981 549,923
2009 150,873,714 543,568
2008 149,474,264 537,245
2007 147,989,278 531,016
2006 146,405,973 524,997
2005 144,715,786 519,313
2004 142,902,856 513,923
2003 140,970,351 506,414
2002 138,933,658 496,551
2001 136,805,810 486,560
2000 134,544,304 476,643
1999 132,108,065 466,916
1998 129,622,332 457,406
1997 127,198,069 448,067
1996 124,862,179 438,830
1995 122,600,370 429,606
1994 120,343,179 422,375
1993 118,132,360 419,352
1992 115,952,192 417,589
1991 113,787,109 415,013
1990 111,633,717 412,493
1989 109,433,799 408,409
1988 107,216,008 402,227
1987 104,959,291 396,911
1986 102,635,572 392,330
1985 100,253,825 386,972
1984 97,814,966 382,193
1983 95,335,155 378,746
1982 92,814,507 376,555
1981 90,303,105 375,459
1980 88,016,432 375,377
1979 85,935,072 377,602
1978 83,889,655 381,502
1977 81,867,264 385,067
1976 79,855,318 388,289
1975 77,854,351 391,170
1974 75,839,348 393,676
1973 73,722,294 395,772
1972 71,641,519 397,413
1971 70,276,758 391,932
1970 69,058,894 379,442
1969 67,294,133 366,906
1968 65,408,276 354,616
1967 63,510,929 342,679
1966 61,669,806 331,135
1965 59,902,519 320,000
1964 58,178,374 309,041
1963 56,504,402 297,034
1962 54,881,146 283,912
1961 53,310,348 272,791
1960 51,828,660 263,918

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.6% to 736,078 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 756K people in 2072 for Suriname.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Suriname
2100 -0.5% -0.34%
2099 -0.48% -0.33%
2098 -0.47% -0.34%
2097 -0.46% -0.32%
2096 -0.45% -0.33%
2095 -0.44% -0.31%
2094 -0.42% -0.33%
2093 -0.4% -0.32%
2092 -0.38% -0.31%
2091 -0.36% -0.28%
2090 -0.34% -0.3%
2089 -0.33% -0.29%
2088 -0.31% -0.25%
2087 -0.29% -0.24%
2086 -0.27% -0.23%
2085 -0.25% -0.19%
2084 -0.24% -0.19%
2083 -0.22% -0.16%
2082 -0.21% -0.16%
2081 -0.19% -0.14%
2080 -0.17% -0.1%
2079 -0.15% -0.09%
2078 -0.14% -0.08%
2077 -0.11% -0.06%
2076 -0.09% -0.07%
2075 -0.07% -0.02%
2074 -0.05% -0.04%
2073 -0.03% -0.01%
2072 -0.008% 0%
2071 0.01% 0.02%
2070 0.03% 0.01%
2069 0.05% 0.04%
2068 0.08% 0.06%
2067 0.11% 0.05%
2066 0.13% 0.09%
2065 0.15% 0.11%
2064 0.18% 0.07%
2063 0.21% 0.1%
2062 0.24% 0.09%
2061 0.27% 0.13%
2060 0.29% 0.12%
2059 0.32% 0.11%
2058 0.35% 0.19%
2057 0.37% 0.16%
2056 0.39% 0.21%
2055 0.41% 0.22%
2054 0.43% 0.2%
2053 0.45% 0.23%
2052 0.48% 0.23%
2051 0.49% 0.26%
2050 0.51% 0.25%
2049 0.53% 0.3%
2048 0.55% 0.34%
2047 0.57% 0.33%
2046 0.58% 0.38%
2045 0.6% 0.4%
2044 0.62% 0.41%
2043 0.64% 0.46%
2042 0.66% 0.47%
2041 0.67% 0.51%
2040 0.7% 0.51%
2039 0.74% 0.54%
2038 0.77% 0.53%
2037 0.81% 0.59%
2036 0.84% 0.62%
2035 0.88% 0.63%
2034 0.94% 0.64%
2033 0.97% 0.69%
2032 1.03% 0.7%
2031 1.07% 0.73%
2030 1.11% 0.74%
2029 1.14% 0.79%
2028 1.17% 0.81%
2027 1.2% 0.83%
2026 1.23% 0.86%
2025 1.22% 0.85%
2024 1.22% 0.88%
2023 1.23% 0.92%
2022 1.03% 0.85%
2021 0.82% 0.91%
2020 0.84% 1.08%
2019 0.85% 1.04%
2018 0.82% 0.98%
2017 0.85% 1.01%
2016 0.9% 1.05%
2015 0.9% 1.09%
2014 0.92% 1.12%
2013 0.94% 1.14%
2012 0.96% 1.14%
2011 0.91% 1.15%
2010 0.88% 1.17%
2009 0.94% 1.18%
2008 1% 1.17%
2007 1.08% 1.15%
2006 1.17% 1.09%
2005 1.27% 1.05%
2004 1.37% 1.48%
2003 1.47% 1.99%
2002 1.56% 2.05%
2001 1.68% 2.08%
2000 1.84% 2.08%
1999 1.92% 2.08%
1998 1.91% 2.08%
1997 1.87% 2.1%
1996 1.84% 2.15%
1995 1.88% 1.71%
1994 1.87% 0.72%
1993 1.88% 0.42%
1992 1.9% 0.62%
1991 1.93% 0.61%
1990 2.01% 1%
1989 2.07% 1.54%
1988 2.15% 1.34%
1987 2.26% 1.17%
1986 2.38% 1.38%
1985 2.49% 1.25%
1984 2.6% 0.91%
1983 2.72% 0.58%
1982 2.78% 0.29%
1981 2.6% 0.02%
1980 2.42% -0.59%
1979 2.44% -1.02%
1978 2.47% -0.93%
1977 2.52% -0.83%
1976 2.57% -0.74%
1975 2.66% -0.64%
1974 2.87% -0.53%
1973 2.9% -0.41%
1972 1.94% 1.4%
1971 1.76% 3.29%
1970 2.62% 3.42%
1969 2.88% 3.47%
1968 2.99% 3.48%
1967 2.99% 3.49%
1966 2.95% 3.48%
1965 2.96% 3.55%
1964 2.96% 4.04%
1963 2.96% 4.62%
1962 2.95% 4.08%
1961 2.86% 3.36%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Suriname
Current population
178936470
648096
Population rank 8/197 165/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.008%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
1.62 hours
One birth every
9.09 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +15
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 107/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -967
Net migration rank 194/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -967
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 6,541 -1,166
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 6,697 -988
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 6,719 -988
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 5,291 -486
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 6,640 -296
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 6,564 191
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 6,613 -851
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 6,772 -935
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 6,979 -906
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 7,150 -967
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 7,284 -959
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 7,350 -968
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 7,405 -1,011
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 7,401 -1,060
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 7,489 -1,138
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 7,559 -1,204
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 7,552 -1,255
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 7,468 -1,312
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 7,278 -1,403
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 7,037 -1,534
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 6,948 -1,676
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 7,396 2,345
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 7,916 2,076
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 8,349 1,641
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 8,323 1,516
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 8,236 1,380
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 8,173 1,241
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 8,106 1,164
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 8,031 1,165
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 7,968 1,275
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 7,929 -2,713
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 8,127 -7,291
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 8,355 -5,662
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 8,637 -6,174
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 9,047 -6,471
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 9,441 -3,846
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 9,347 -2,573
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 9,319 -5,467
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 9,222 -3,920
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 9,177 -3,763
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 9,031 -4,894
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 8,797 -6,036
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 8,197 -6,566
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 7,541 -6,991
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 7,002 -7,390
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 7,312 -11,375
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 7,650 -11,389
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 7,998 -11,390
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 8,327 -11,381
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 8,587 -11,287
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 8,751 -11,061
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 8,877 -10,765
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 8,893 -10,285
1971 542,747 224,369 8,814 3,552
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 8,823 3,791
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 8,880 3,575
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 8,980 3,147
1967 1,860,743 23,164 9,104 2,637
1966 1,794,530 3,758 9,243 2,103
1965 1,688,652 47,610 9,270 1,657
1964 1,686,591 25,426 9,174 1,820
1963 1,612,749 23,215 8,838 4,181
1962 1,584,035 26,533 8,529 4,703
1961 1,504,524 26,503 8,361 660
1960 1,418,810 13,580 8,170 544

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Suriname 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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